Inspired by Rube Goldberg’s cartoons that depict overly complex machines; chindōgu, the Japanese art of “unuseless” inventions; and the growing popularity of producing these objects and machines as an art practice; The Exquisite Contraption will result in a massive, interactive, kinetic sculpture that is activated once a week for the duration of 2014 to perform its task.

Go here for more details on this and other upcoming exhibitions at Flux Factory. And enjoy these other fantastical Rube Goldberg machines reported on through the years here at MAKE:

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